Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday appointed two of its members to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission, naming Gloria Molina and Zev Yaroslavsky to replace longtime commission members Mike Antonovich and Deane Dana. Supervisor Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, the outgoing Coliseum Commission president, will remain on the commission and Dana will be an alternate.

Alexander Haagen, a major Southern California shopping center developer who, as president of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission in the late 1980s, clashed with Los Angeles Raiders owner Al Davis over proposed stadium seating renovations before Davis announced plans to move the pro football team to suburban Irwindale, has died. He was 91. A longtime resident of Palos Verdes Estates, Haagen died of age-related causes April 26 at an assisted-living center in Beverly Hills, said his son Alexander Haagen III. Haagen began his real estate career in Los Angeles in the late 1940s with his wife, Charlotte, and founded Alexander Haagen Properties in 1963.

A Pittsburgh fan who was severely beaten during a Raider-Steeler game at the Coliseum Sept. 23 accused the team of inciting violence through its "rough and rowdy image." In a Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit, Paul Albrecht also claimed that the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission encouraged fans to get drunk and unruly because it was good for business. Shane Geringer, a former high school linebacker from Agoura, allegedly attacked Albrecht in an aisle of the Coliseum.

As USC fans settle into their seats for today's cross-town rivalry game, there'll be more to talk about than running backs and Rose Bowl parties. This was the week USC fired a shot across the bow of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. There may still be some smoke lingering in the peristyle end. The Trojans went public. Timing and aim were masterful.

The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission has called a closed session at 4 p.m. today to discuss the terms of a deal that would keep the Raiders football team playing in the facility this fall when $42 million in earthquake repairs are nearly complete. Neither Coliseum nor Raider officials returned calls seeking details of the proposed agreement.

Council President Alex Padilla appointed Councilman Bernard C. Parks to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission on Tuesday, bumping Councilman Tom LaBonge off the panel. LaBonge, whom Padilla appointed to the post in January, issued a statement saying that he was "very disappointed" by the decision. Padilla's move comes as Councilwoman Wendy Greuel is rounding up support for a bid to challenge him for the presidency.

Two members of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission said Wednesday that the Raiders have agreed to play in the Coliseum this fall under a one-year contract that would allow time to make plans for building luxury boxes and improving Exposition Park in later years. "I understand an agreement has been reached, and we will move forward on a state-of-the-art stadium," said County Supervisor Mike Antonovich, a longtime member of the commission.

The city of Irwindale on Wednesday released a poll taken of 500 registered voters throughout Los Angeles County showing that those surveyed favored the proposed move of the Los Angeles Raiders from the Coliseum to Irwindale by a margin of about 4 to 3. The Feb. 2-5 telephone survey by pollster Arnold Steinberg was commissioned by Irwindale at an announced cost of about $15,000.

The dispute between the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission and the stadium's principal tenant, the Los Angeles Raiders, has reached an impasse that could result in the football team's leaving the facility once a new stadium can be built elsewhere. If that happens, the fault will lie with the current commission majority.

The United States on Tuesday was drawn to play World Cup 2002 co-host South Korea as well as Cuba at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena in the first round of the sixth CONCACAF Gold Cup soccer tournament. The 12-nation event, an early test for the U.S. as it prepares for the May/June World Cup in Japan and South Korea, will be staged at the Rose Bowl and at Miami's Orange Bowl Jan. 18-Feb. 2. The American team will open against South Korea on Jan.

November 29, 2007 | Steve Hymon and David Zahniser, Times Staff Writers

If you are not familiar with the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission, you're hardly alone. The officials who oversee the 84-year-old stadium near downtown are a collection of nine prominent business leaders, elected officials and political appointees who normally work out of the spotlight. Each member gets free game tickets and entry to the Coliseum's "hospitality tent," among other things.

Council President Alex Padilla appointed Councilman Bernard C. Parks to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission on Tuesday, bumping Councilman Tom LaBonge off the panel. LaBonge, whom Padilla appointed to the post in January, issued a statement saying that he was "very disappointed" by the decision. Padilla's move comes as Councilwoman Wendy Greuel is rounding up support for a bid to challenge him for the presidency.

The United States on Tuesday was drawn to play World Cup 2002 co-host South Korea as well as Cuba at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena in the first round of the sixth CONCACAF Gold Cup soccer tournament. The 12-nation event, an early test for the U.S. as it prepares for the May/June World Cup in Japan and South Korea, will be staged at the Rose Bowl and at Miami's Orange Bowl Jan. 18-Feb. 2. The American team will open against South Korea on Jan.

The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission today will file a lawsuit in federal court, charging the United States Soccer Federation and Major League Soccer with conspiracy and restraint of trade. The suit, to be filed in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, seeks unspecified damages and "an injunction to put a stop to the anticompetitive practices of USSF and MLS."

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday appointed two of its members to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission, naming Gloria Molina and Zev Yaroslavsky to replace longtime commission members Mike Antonovich and Deane Dana. Supervisor Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, the outgoing Coliseum Commission president, will remain on the commission and Dana will be an alternate.

Two members of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission said Wednesday that the Raiders have agreed to play in the Coliseum this fall under a one-year contract that would allow time to make plans for building luxury boxes and improving Exposition Park in later years. "I understand an agreement has been reached, and we will move forward on a state-of-the-art stadium," said County Supervisor Mike Antonovich, a longtime member of the commission.

November 29, 2007 | Steve Hymon and David Zahniser, Times Staff Writers

If you are not familiar with the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission, you're hardly alone. The officials who oversee the 84-year-old stadium near downtown are a collection of nine prominent business leaders, elected officials and political appointees who normally work out of the spotlight. Each member gets free game tickets and entry to the Coliseum's "hospitality tent," among other things.

The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission sued its professional football tenant, the Los Angeles Raiders, again Thursday, this time claiming that the team has failed to pay its rent for games played in the stadium during the 1988 season. The commission more than a year ago filed a breach-of-contract suit for at least $57 million against the team in connection with its announced plan to move to suburban Irwindale.

The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission has called a closed session at 4 p.m. today to discuss the terms of a deal that would keep the Raiders football team playing in the facility this fall when $42 million in earthquake repairs are nearly complete. Neither Coliseum nor Raider officials returned calls seeking details of the proposed agreement.

A Pittsburgh fan who was severely beaten during a Raider-Steeler game at the Coliseum Sept. 23 accused the team of inciting violence through its "rough and rowdy image." In a Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit, Paul Albrecht also claimed that the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission encouraged fans to get drunk and unruly because it was good for business. Shane Geringer, a former high school linebacker from Agoura, allegedly attacked Albrecht in an aisle of the Coliseum.